June 10: Pitcher Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest player in the 20th century to
appear in a Major League game. Nuxhall  at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days  yields
five runs and retires just two batters in two-thirds of an inning. Nuxhall wouldnt pitch again
in the majors until 1952.

1947

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July 25: Ewell Blackwell sets the NL record for right-handers and a club record by
winning his 16th consecutive start.

1949

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July 6: The Reds Walker Cooper sets a club record by collecting 10 RBI in a game
vs. the Chicago Cubs.

1953

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July 14: Crosley Field plays host to the All-Star Game. A crowd of 30,846 watch as
the NL defeats the AL, 5-1. Gus Bell and Ted Kluszewski represent Cincinnati.

1956

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Aug. 18: The Reds set a team record (since broken) by hitting eight homers in one
game while victimizing the Milwaukee Braves, 13-4. For the season, Cincinnati would clout
221 homers and tie the NL record.

Sept. 26: Under Manager Fred Hutchinson, the Reds clinch the National League pennant. The Reds would eventually
lose the World Series to the Yankees in Game Five.

1967

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Sept. 1: The Reds partake in the longest game in club history and lose to the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, in 21
innings.

1970

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June 24: The final of 4,453 regular-season NL games is played at Crosley Field. The Reds beat the San Francisco
Giants, 5-4.

June 30: Riverfront Stadium opens as 51,050 fans attend to see the Reds host the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta wins,
8-2, as Hank Aaron hits the stadiums first home run.

July 14: Just two weeks after its opening, Riverfront Stadium hosts the All-Star Game. The NL scores a dramatic
5-4 victory in 12 innings as Pete Rose crashes into AL catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run on Jim Hickmans RBI
single. Rose was joined in the Midsummer Classic by teammates Johnny Bench, Jim Merritt, Tony Perez and Wayne
Simpson.

Oct. 5: The Reds edge Pittsburgh, 3-2, to complete a three-game sweep of the Pirates in the NLCS and win their
first league pennant since 1961. The Reds would eventually lose the World Series to Baltimore in Game 5.

1972

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Oct. 11: The Reds score two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Pirates, 4-3, in the fifth and deciding
game of the NLCS. Johnny Bench ties the game with a homer off Dave Giusti. George Foster scores the winning run
on Bob Mooses wild pitch. Eleven day later, the Reds drop Game 7 of the World Series to the Oakland As.

1975

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Sept. 28: The Reds finish the season with a 64-17 record at Riverfront Stadium and a club record 108 regularseason
wins. Its the most victories recorded by the Reds at home in the modern era.

Oct. 22: The Reds win their first World Series title in 35 years with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game
7. The Series proves to be one of the most exciting in baseball history and features five one-run games, five come-frombehind
victories and Carlton Fisks legendary 12th-inning home run in Game 6 to tie the series, 3-3. Series MVP Pete Rose
(10-for-27, .370) helps the Reds to come from behind in every one of their victories.

1976

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Oct. 21: Cincinnatis Big Red Machine wins its second straight World Series title. The Reds sweep both the Phillies and Yankees in postseason play.

1977

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Sept. 28: George Foster hits his club-record 52nd home run during an 8-0 win over the Padres at Riverfront Stadium.
Foster would go on to dominate the NL MVP voting after hitting .320 with a league-high 149 RBIs and 124 runs scored.

1978

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July 31: Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 44 consecutive games, a mark topped only by Joe DiMaggios
record of 56. Rose would have the streak halted the next night in Atlanta.